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Merrill College Names Krishnan Vasudevan New Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Krishnan Vasudevan will become the new associate dean for research at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism on Sept. 1. He replaces Dr. Sarah Oates, a professor and senior scholar.View Article Details for Merrill College Names Krishnan Vasudevan New Associate Dean for Research -
Merrill College's Local News Network Publishes 'The News People Need' Study on the Needs of News Consumers
The Local News Network conducted a human-centered design study by listening to people in Maryland about what "jobs" they need news organizations to do in today’s media landscape.View Article Details for Merrill College's Local News Network Publishes 'The News People Need' Study on the Needs of News Consumers -
The News People Need: A Local News Network Study
One of the most pressing problems weakening the local news ecosystem has little to do with revenue or technology. The problem is the journalism itself.Much of what made newspapers, radio newscasts and TV news programs indispensable to people in the 20th century was not the journalism but what surrou...View Article Details for The News People Need: A Local News Network Study -
Merrill College's Capital News Service Wins 27 MDDC Press Association Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Capital News Service, the student-powered news outlet operated by the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, won 27 awards with 20 individual students and multiple bureaus recognized in this year’s Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association cont...View Article Details for Merrill College's Capital News Service Wins 27 MDDC Press Association Awards -
Povich Center’s ‘Creating Camden Yards’ to Air on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
COLLEGE PARK — “Creating Camden Yards,” an oral history documentary produced by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, will make its broadcast premiere on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) this June.The documentary, whic...View Article Details for Povich Center’s ‘Creating Camden Yards’ to Air on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network -
Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Eight SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Student journalists from the University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism had a strong showing when the Society of Professional Journalists announced its Region 2 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards.UMD students won eight awards and added 10 finalists across 13 categorie...View Article Details for Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Eight SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards -
Merrill College’s Local News Network Selects 2026 Summer Intern Class
COLLEGE PARK — The Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has selected its 2026 class of interns who will spend the summer working at local news outlets.Ten Merrill College students were chosen to participate in the internship program, which serves th...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Local News Network Selects 2026 Summer Intern Class -
The Evolving News Landscape: Comparing Media Habits and Trust Between Teens and Adults
CHICAGO — Americans’ relationships with news are rapidly evolving, with teenagers and adults navigating a far more complex and fragmented media environment than ever before, according to a new national study from the Media Insight Project, a collaboration of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publ...View Article Details for The Evolving News Landscape: Comparing Media Habits and Trust Between Teens and Adults -
Merrill College’s Sean Mussenden Named Director of UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
COLLEGE PARK — Sean Mussenden, principal lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named director of the college's award-winning Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Dean Rafael Lorente announced Wednesday.Mussenden had been interim director since...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Sean Mussenden Named Director of UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism -
Star Tribune’s Maria Reeve ’92, Student Eddy Calkins Selected as Merrill College’s 2026 Commencement Speakers
COLLEGE PARK — Master’s alum Maria Reeve ’92, the Minnesota Star Tribune’s executive director of culture and careers, and graduating senior Eddy Calkins have been selected as the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s 2026 commencement speakers, Dean Rafael Lorente announced.M...View Article Details for Star Tribune’s Maria Reeve ’92, Student Eddy Calkins Selected as Merrill College’s 2026 Commencement Speakers -
Povich Center Names Pam Ward ’84 Winner of Lacy-Smith Award
COLLEGE PARK — Pam Ward ’84, a trailblazing play-by-play commentator, has been named the winner of the 2025-26 Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award.Established in 2013, the Lacy-Smith Award is presented annually by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism to a sports journalist or broadcaster who has...View Article Details for Povich Center Names Pam Ward ’84 Winner of Lacy-Smith Award -
Merrill College's Shuning Lu Awarded Do Good Campus Fund Grant for Local News Project
COLLEGE PARK — Dr. Shuning Lu, assistant professor in media, democracy and technology at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been awarded a $21,500 grant from the UMD Do Good Campus Fund for her project, “Catalyzing Storytelling for Local Ethnic Communities.”Lu’s p...View Article Details for Merrill College's Shuning Lu Awarded Do Good Campus Fund Grant for Local News Project